War
Resister Kim Rivera Granted Stay of Deportation! Emergency Rally in
Toronto Becomes Celebration!
by Resisters.ca

Here is the
official word from the War Resisters Support Campaign
http://resisters.ca/index_en.html
Here is a wonderful report from Laura Kaminker,
who attended the emergency rally turned celebration in Toronto last
night. It begins with the first speaker of the evening, Mike
Ferner, national president of Veterans For Peace.
http://wmtc.blogspot.com/2009/03/war-resister-kim-rivera-granted.html
Here's a
video from a Canadian TV network of Kimberly announcing the
good news
tonight...
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1632714912?bctid=17646633001
also
see http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_33213.aspx
Here is an
article from the Canadian Press wire service.
TheRecord.com - National - Female war resister gets
11th-hour stay ...
They are among an
estimated 250 U.S. war resisters who fled to Canada. The first U.S.
deserter to be ordered to leave the country, Robin Long, is now serving a
15-month sentence in a San Diego military prison. Special Features ...
National Wire -
http://www.therecord.com/
Robin Long’s
letter was read in Canada’s House of Commons Today
www.SoldierSayNo.blogspot.com
Here is a recent
article War Resisters Win Support, by Dee
Knight
http://www.iacenter.org/military/war_resist032109/
Thanks
to Mike Ferner, James Branum, Laura Kaminker, Robin Long, Dee Knight and the War
Resisters Support Campaign, who forwarded and contributed to the precious
information above.
Power
Concedes Nothing Without a Struggle.
Keep up the
pressure!
for peace and
justice,
Gerry
(206)
499-1220
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